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Iranians vote in run-off presidential race amid widespread apathy
DUBAI - Iranians voted on Friday for a run-off presidential election that will test the clerical rulers' popularity amid voter apathy at...
Jul 5, 20243 min read
Lebanese farmers dig for answers on Israel's white phosphorus use
Qlayaa, LEBANON - The last time Lebanese farmer Zakaria Farah stepped onto his fields outside the southern town of Qlayaa was in January...
Jul 5, 20244 min read
Taiwan says China's seizure of trawler may be act of psychological warfare
TAIPEI - China's seizure of a Taiwanese trawler operating close to the Chinese coast might be an act of psychological warfare by Beijing...
Jul 5, 20242 min read
Hezbollah launches big attack on Israel, sonic booms rattle Beirut
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - Lebanon's Hezbollah launched a big rocket and drone attack at Israel on Thursday and threatened to hit new targets in...
Jul 5, 20243 min read
Lebanon's Hezbollah says it launched rockets and drones at Israeli military sites
DUBAI - Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Thursday it launched more than 200 rockets and a swarm of drones at 10 Israeli military sites in...
Jul 4, 20241 min read
China warns of hotter, longer heatwaves as climate change intensifies
BEIJING/SINGAPORE - China is facing hotter and longer heatwaves and more frequent and unpredictable heavy rain as a result of climate...
Jul 4, 20242 min read
Feeding Gaza: Traders run gauntlet of bullets, bombs and bribes
Mohammed describes a delivery job from hell. "I get screwed on every shipment," the Gazan trader told Reuters. He said he has to fork out...
Jul 4, 20247 min read
Philippines president orders de-escalation in South China Sea, military chief says
MANILA - Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has instructed the armed forces to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea,...
Jul 4, 20241 min read
Pro-Palestinian protesters clear out Canadian campus encampment
TORONTO - Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters cleared out tents and tarps on Wednesday from a fenced-off grassy area on the campus of...
Jul 4, 20241 min read
Israel studying Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal, says Mossad
JERUSALEM - Israel is studying Hamas' response to a proposal that would include a hostage release deal and ceasefire in Gaza, according...
Jul 4, 20242 min read
US has 'undeniable complicity' in Gaza war killings, say former US officials
WASHINGTON - A dozen former U.S. government officials who quit over U.S. support for Israel's war in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday accused...
Jul 3, 20242 min read
Iran presidential contenders face hurdle of voter apathy
DUBAI - The zealous anti-Westerner and the low-key moderate hoping to become Iran's next president could struggle to mobilise millions of...
Jul 3, 20243 min read
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